Delbert McClinton

Well, she go to see the baker when she wants a cake She go to see the butcher when she wants a steak She go to see the doctor when she's got a cold She go to see the gypsy when she wants her fortune told When she wants good loving, my baby comes to me When sh...

People say I'm a lion at heart but they don't know what I am People say that I stand apart but they just don't understand Every night when the darkness falls I'll be there at your beck and call I'm a fool for you, baby I'm a fool right now I'm a fool fo...

I just got your letter, baby Sayin' that you you can't come home I think I'm goin' crazy Sittin' here all alone Since you gone away, I got a mess of blues I been drinkin' since last Sunday I ain't ate a thing all day Every day is Blue Monday Since you...

All I've got is a picture of you Now that you've gone and left me blue You don't hear me cry at night And say sweet things to you You don't hear me sing a love song to A picture of you I pretend that you're still here with me Laughing just the way we used to...

I see you're takin' it awful hard It all came down around you like a house of cards He's got a young thing and she's calling him, honey But you got the house and all that alimony You ain't lost nothing Honey, what you crying about? Well, you ain't lost nothin...

Ain't no more cane on the Brazos Oh, oh, oh, oh It's all been ground down to molasses Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh You shoulda been on the river in 1910 They were driving the women just like they drove the men Go down Old Hannah, don'cha rise no more Don't you ri...

All of a sudden it hit me And knocked me down where I stood I tried to get up and get out of that place But it didn't do any good Now, I remember being her prisoner And I remember it feelin' pretty good And then she took it further And after that, brother We w...

She's in a hotel where she won't tell And it's damn well killin' me If I could find her, I'd be kinder I'd stand behind her like she used to do for me My friends say get a grip But she's just about all there really is of me She used to hold me, she even told...

Come January when it's cold outside Me an my baby we do alright No leaves on the trees, few birds and no bees That's alright by me I've got everything I need Come February looking forward to Valentines Day When I get that card from my baby and here's what she...

Caught a ride into South Dakota, With two girls in a light blue Desoto, You know one's name was Jane, The other was plain, But they both had racing motors. Next I caught a ride with a gamblers wife, She had a brand new laid down Rambler. She stopped outside o...

Well it's sure good to see you, but my how you've changed Since the last time I saw you, girl, you been rearranged I always said your people was just like my kin When I was down and out, they would always take me in Oh, I love you, my baby Ruth Never lie...

Baby, baby, baby This is just to say How much I'm gonna miss you But believe while I'm away That I didn't mean to hurt you Don't you know That I rather hurt myself Baby, baby, baby Think of me sometime Because if loving You was wrong Then I'm guilty of this...

Got some money in my pocket, got my ticket in my hand Ain't got time to talk, ain't got time to explain Ain't gonna ride a Greyhound or a midnight train I'm goin' by jet propulsion to the promise land Gonna run down through the terminal, jump over the chain An...

To say goodbye Touched me deep inside Baby, I hope it's not farewell You can count on me When it's a friend you need All the same I hope it all goes well Now be good to yourself every day and every night Just get yourself a man you can depend to treat...

I ain't old, but I've been around a long time Long enough to know that age is just a state of mind Something just gets better like time line I ain't old, but I've been around a long time I've seen her come and go, and come back 'round again But some of last h...

Before you accuse me Take a look at yourself Before you accuse me Take a look at yourself Yes - I been runnin with other women But I don't love nobody else I called your Momma three or four hours ago I called your Momma three or four hours ago Your Momma said...

I told you I was doin' just fine Didn't need nothin' in this life of mine Was havin' a good time just bein' free But you smiled that smile and just wouldn't listen Now you're makin' it hard for me to keep resistin' Oh baby, you're 'bout to get the best of me...

Since you been gone I've had time to myself Haven't even tried to find somebody else When you told me you were leavin' it almost came as good news It may sound funny but it's true I think I'm better off with the blues Now I must admit that I miss you som...

I taught the weeping willow how to cry, cry, cry I taught the clouds how to cover up a clear blue sky The tears I cried for that woman, they're gonna flood you, Big River I'm gonna lay right here until I die Well I met her accidentally in St. Paul, Minnes...

It sure is cold tonight out here on this highway And my mind is on someone warm and far away Although it's been all wrong I know I'd make it right If I could be in Birmingham tonight I'd take her to that place we used to go Yeah, and we'd dance to that ol' ju...

Lord the devil had his hands on my soul I even stooped to pleasure being mean Oh God, have mercy on us weak men That lean too heavy on their women. A woman's trust in her man is the key And broken vows leave so much in doubt Good Lord watch over all the...

Blue Monday, how I hate blue Monday Got me workin' like a dog all day Here comes Tuesday, oh hard Tuesday I'm so tired, I've got no time to play Look out Wednesday I'm beat to my bone My girl calls, I gotta tell her I'm not home She knows Thursday is a h...

Well, it's finally sinkin' in, you ain't comin' back I'll get my old guitar down off the rack And sing the blues about you, baby, sing the blues about you, baby It's really bringin' me down, I'm just mopin' around I got the blues about you, baby Well, the har...

Gonna sit right down in my easy chair Pull out a deck of cards, play some solitaire Break out a bottle, wash me a glass To keep me company 'til the feelings pass Everybody needs something to do Me, I'll just sit here and think about you It might seem hopeless...

From the dark end of the street To the bright side of the road We'll be lovers once again on the Bright side of the road Little darlin', come with me Won't you help me share my load From the dark end of the street To the bright side of the road Into this l...

Kicking dust on the canyon road I got a free ride to Roscoe San Diego Freeway, I'm almost home Say goodbye to them weekend thrills Can't nobody find my five dollar bill And this California livin' is killin' me Swimming pools and barbecue Lotsa wine and...

She didn't bat an eye As I packed my bag to leave Thought she would start to cry Sit around my room and weep But, oh, the girl She fooled me this time She acted like I was The last thing on her mind I would like to Start all over again Baby, can I change my...

You got to cease and desist You got to stop drivin' me crazy like this I'm out of my mind most of the time Now give me just one more kiss I've got a job to go to I can't just stay around here and fool around with you I'm runnin' late so it's gonna have to wai...

Down on Cherry Street All the girls are lookin'fine Down on Cherry Street Al the girls are lookin'fine. When they put their hands in your pocket, They ain't feelin' for no dime. Down on Cherry Avenue It'a paradise Down on Cherry Avenue Things are lookin'nice...

Cold November, cold November That's me Cloudy weather Unable to get myself together You're wastin' your life woman Thinkin' it's gonna get better Sometimes it's better On a sunshiney day But then that cold November Comes and chases happy away. 

Here come old flat-top He come groovin' up slowly He got joo-joo eyeball He one holy roller He got hair down to his knee Got to be a joker, he just do what he please He wear no shoeshine He got toe-jam football He got wonky finger He shoot Coca-Cola He say, I...

Got a bird wanta whistle Baby's got a bird, y'all Honey's got a bird to sing Yeah, baby's got a bird, y'all Honey's got a bird to sing Without Corinna, It sure don't mean, y'all It sure don't mean a natural thing I learned how to love you, Baby, 'for...

Listen, let me tell you 'bout the way I feel I fooled around and finally fell in love for real Now I'm crazy 'bout you baby Crazy 'bout you baby Crazy 'bout you baby And girl you know it's true I can't seem to get you off my mind I sit and think about...

Here I am again, girl. Begging on my knee Begging you one more time, girl Take me back, please Crying over you Crying over you I never been so lonely girl Our love is all I had Take me back again girl I need your love so bad Crying over you Crying over you...

She's wearin' her mama's shoes And cryin' like a baby Standin' on the edge screamin' Somebody save me She called her daddy from a pay phone He says you're livin' in sin You can come back home But you can't come in And it's wrong It's just wrong It's all wrong...

She ran out of luck and started sweatin' bullets She tried to get a job but she couldn't do it Now she's livin' in a suitcase out on the street He said I love your family they sure are funny You know I hate to ask but can you loan me some money Tryin' to get...

She comes sneakin' up thinkin' I'm sleepin', ya'll And I met her at the back door I handed her her suitcase, told her don't come back no more She turned as she was leavin', and she looked dead straight at me She said if you think I can't find me another ma...

I'll fix some coffee while you check on your flight Be sure to call me when you get there tonight I put a card and a candle in your overnight Baby, you sure look nice When you go out there in that big old world I can't help but worry, you're such a little gir...

Hear that whistle, it's ten o'clock. Don't let go, Don't let go. Come on, baby, it's time to rock, Don't let go, Don't let go. I'm so happy I got you here, Don't let go, Don't let go. Keeps me grinnin' from ear to ear. Don't let go, Don't let go. Oo-wee, This...

Don't wanna love you anymore If I could I'd close the this door It's not the way it was And it hurts me oh so much Don't wanna love you anymore Don't wanna love you anymore It's uncertain, thats for sure It's time to face the fact That you don't love me back...

There was a casino out in Vegas Had a million dollars on the wall Got my imagination workin' overtime I knew I had to have it all I knew I had to have it all Sherrie was a dancer, she was a schemer We came up with a fool-proof plan She was workin' it from the...

Your clothes and your pictures that has made you live In that little dream house you once shared with me My heart is as empty as where our house used to be You see I just burned a dream you once shared with me I searched for the answer but all that I found Wa...

I learned to swim when daddy threw me in the river The army taught me how to shine my shoes The years have shown me that nothin' lasts forever But everything I know about the blues I learned from you I thought I'd seen my share of bad luck and hard times But...

She's got a roof that don't leak When the rain's pouring down She's got a place I can sleep Where I'm save and sound She's got a lock on her door But she gave me a key She don't walk the floor Oh, but she worries about me [Chorus] Her love has no strings, sha...

Givin' it up for your love - everything Givin' it up for your love right now Givin' it up for your love - everything Givin' it up for your love right now My heart is aching for you, I can't stand it I need your love, am I so demanding? I'm givin' it up for you...

I said Lord up in Heaven, Honey, what's been wrong with you Just give me one good reason For what we been goin' through Go on, 'Cause you brought me to my knees, go on, Do just what you please If you want to leave our happy home, then, baby, go on Are...

Well it's three o'clock in the morning' ya'll Oh, and I'm biding my time Give me two more Mr. Waiter You know I got a whole lot on my mind Going back to Louisiana, To that girl left behind I been to Memphis baby, I been to Kansas City too Never met a woman w...

Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey, Hey Midnight, I'm wound up tight Slowly comin' down in the daytime I been lyin' low from work, hangin' over from the hurt from you babe But I'm gonna suffer through the strain, till I get a Better thing with you, Darlin', me and you....

Got you on my mind, feelin' kind of sad and low Got you on my mind, feelin' kind of sad and low Wonderin' where you are, wonderin' why you had to go Tears begin to fall every time I hear your name Tears begin to fall every time I hear your name Since you...

When Loretta left me back here in St. Paul My head started spinning, my heart hit the wall And I gotta get it worked on, gotta get it worked on Well, I don't think it's broken but it sure hurts a lot Like a macho man I said I'll fix it myself I can tell alrea...

If you were over in Egypt Way down deep on a dig And if some mummy tried to get chummy I'd be there to unravel his wig If you were bungee jumpin' And you came outta your shoes I'd run right up and I'd catch you baby Ain't nothin' I wouldn't do If you were sc...

When the road gets dark And you can no longer see Just let my love throw a spark baby And have a little faith in me And when the tears you cry Are all you can believe Just give these loving arms a try baby And have a little faith in me Have a little...

Have mercy, have mercy, baby Have mercy, please, have mercy on me I went to see a gypsy And I had my fortune read She said, boy, your baby's 'bout to leave you Her bag is packed up under her bed So, have mercy, have mercy, baby Have mercy, please, hav...

Hometown sweetheart Huggin' round in the dark Oh we made a move or two I was just a young fool Never been to night school Didn't know enough to be cool So she found another lover They went undercover The way she stole my love was a crime In order to...

Hey, hey baby I wanna know if you'll be my girl Hey, hey baby I wanna know if you'll be my girl When I saw you walking down the street I said, "That's the kind of girl I'd like to meet She's so pretty, Lord, she's fine I'm gonna make her mine, all mine" Hey,...

Baby, I love the way you movin' Can't take my eyes off you And everytime I see you doin' I swear you gonna shake somethin' loose You better hold on to your hiney That's what you better do, do, do, yeah You better hold on to your hiney 'Fore that funky musi...

Thanks but no thanks, baby I've already got more trouble than I need Thanks but no thanks, baby I've already got more trouble than I need I don't want no lonely lustful woman's Irate husband after me I've been around a little bit I've got me some stories I co...

Ain't never, ain't never Seen nobody like you No never, have I ever Seen nobody like you You call me up, say you'll meet me at nine I have to hurry, hurry but I'm there on time I walk right up and I knock on your door The landlord said you don't live here no...

I quit drinkin' I quit smokin' I quit lyin' and I quit jokin' I quit some things I really ought to do I quit teasin' I quit cheatin' I quit all my Midnight creepin' But I can't quit you I quit hurtin' I quit hatin' I quit foolin' and I quit wastin' I...

You tell me that it's over You tell me that we're through Now you come back, with your same ole line But I don't want hear it anymore. There was a time, when I wanted you But I've slowly felt a change I'd be the fool again, if I just had the time But I...

I feel so bad Just like a ball game on a rainy day I tell you, I feel so bad Just like a ball game on a rainy day You know I just can't make my mind up I shake my head and walk away Well, there's sometime I wanna leave here, baby Then again I wanna sta...

Well, I love this life but it's doing me in Just in case I don't ever see you again I had a real good time, I love the wine The women and song and the carryin' on I had a real good time I been around the block a time or two 'Round every corner there's somethi...

I received a letter just today From someone close to me so far away My heart started poundin', I begun to pray As I opened up the letter and read what she had to say She said, Darlin, The letter said, darlin' I love you Yes, I love you Bein' apart is b...

Well, I used to worry where all my money had gone 'Til I wound up with nothin' to spend my money on I used to guard my time like diamonds and pearls 'Til I wound up with nothing but all the time in the world Just to think I used to worry about things like tha...

Heart to heart talks, moonlight walks Receiving money by mail A fireplace with a view and being here with you Honey, sure beats laying in the Fort Worth jail I'm so glad you found me 'cause with your love I got a handle on a better point of view I wanna...

I want to love you, Take you in my arms and love you It's not just because you're always on my mind, With me all the time I just want to love you I want to kiss you, Girl, and let you know I miss you I'm having feelings like I've never had before, And...

I'll change my ways Each night and every day If there's something 'bout my lovin' That don't please you, Tell me, please tell me And I'll change that, too I'll change my talk I'll even change my walk If there's something 'bout my kisses That don't please you,...

She told me One time not long ago She said to get out and stay out And please don't ever speak to me no more Now I've been waitin' Like a blind man in the street Well, I'm not blind baby, baby I just can't see I said, "Honey, give me a chance To mak...

Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know I met her walkin' down a uptown street She looked so fine You know, I wish she was mine I get shook up everytime we meet I'm talking 'bout you Nobody but you Whoa, I do mean you I'm just trying to get a message throu...

Here comes the weekend, honey. What's going on? Do we put our feet up, honey, Or call it all night long? Oh, baby, whatever... I'm With You Are we staying home, are we going downtown? Are we dressing up baby, or dressing down? Oh, whatever... Baby, I'm With yo...

Saw you, that was all I had to see Wanted you, had to have you next to me From that moment, I knew that you'd be all that I'd ever need And there's a place inside my heart, nobody's touched before And when I found you, I found all that I've been searching for...

You're scarin' me to death baby with your jealous heart This ain't no way for our romance to start. You keep on telling me to explain myself 'Bout something one of your friends said, About me and somebody else, Your loose mouth friends honey Ain't doin'...

I once had a friend named Campbell He used rob, steal, drink and gamble He did every thing that was low down He was tomcattin' one night When he started a big fight A big policeman came and knocked him down He's in the jailhouse now In the jailhouse no...

I'm gonna wait 'til the Midnight hour That's when my love comes tumblin' down I'm gonna wait 'til the Midnight hour When there's nobody else around I'm gonna take you, girl, and hold you And do all the things I told you In the Midnight hour Oh, yes I am...

Well, He knew what He was doin' When He put eyes into my head If He didn't want me to lookin' at all them pretty little women He'd left my old eyeballs dead Now, isn't that so? (Isn't that so?) Tell me, isn't that so? (Isn't that so?) You got to go when your...

She told me One time not long ago She said to get out and stay out And please don't ever speak to me no more Now I've been waitin' Like a blind man in the street Well, I'm not blind baby, baby I just can't see I said, "Honey, give me a chance To mak...

Baby, I don't know why I love you I don't know why I feel this way Baby ,I don't know why I love you I don't know why I feel this way I want to love, love, love you baby, 24 hours of a day Oh, honey, my days and nights are lonely I need your lov...

There ain't no number There ain't no sign They let you in if you knock three times Find a place where you can lick your wounds They keep it cool in the Jungle Room They got no future They got no past You're good as gold while the money lasts Do dr...

Well, I don't want much Oh, I just want a little bit Oh, I don't want it all No, I just want a little bit Just a little bitty bit Just a teeny weeny bitty of your love Turn your lamp down low Honey slip me a kiss Turn your lamp down low I ju...

Ever since the day she left She never left my mind I see the tears on her sweet face From when we said goodbye But some things in this life Are just not meant to be When you're holding her tonight, Kiss her once for me I say goodnight again to a picture in a...

There is nothing that is wrong In wanting you to stay here with me I know you've got somewhere to go Won't you make yourself at home and stay with me? Don't you ever leave Lay down Sally, and rest you in my arms Don't you think you want someone to talk...

After my baby quit me I wouldn't even go outside And when my friends tried to fix me up I'd crawl up underneath my bed and hide I knew I was never gonna change my luck 'Til I got my courage up enough to try And when I went ahead and spread my wings...

I never thought I'd ever be one To get a Dear John letter It sure can make a body feel untogether I read it through then I read it once more Lord, I thought I was dyin Dropped the letter to the floor Caught my head in my hands and I cried You don't know how I...

Baby, I've found a way to stop all this fussin', yeah It's just not right, baby, the way that we fight Girl, if you would only listen to what we have to say We could stop all this fussin', baby, we could do it this way Let love come between us Let love b...

Come on to me baby let me be your lover Let's do all the things lovers do we can kiss and hug dear on that llama rug that your daddy back in Texas gave to you Thinkin' 'bout the time we was Blowin' peoples' minds Together doing what we wanted to That...

Come on, baby, let the good times roll Come on, baby, let me thrill your soul Come on, baby, let the good times roll, roll all night long Come on, baby, just close the door Come on, baby, let's rock some more Come on, baby, let the good times roll, roll a...

Here you come draggin' in Three a.m. again Grinnin' that silly grin Smellin' just like sin Holdin' up that alibi that's tissue paper thin Diggin' down deeper and deeper In that hole you're already in If you can't lie no better If you can't lie no better If y...

Your pretty brown eyes, your wavy hair I won't go home no more 'cause you're not there I'm telling you now, like I told you before I'm so in love with you, don't leave me no more Lipstick traces on a cigarette Every memory lingers with me yet I go...

Lipstick, powder, and paint Lipstick, powder, and paint Lipstick, powder, and paint Is you is or is you ain't There goes my baby up a tree Gigglin' and wigglin' her toes at me Let me put my glasses on Ain't had such lovin' since she's been gone...

My ship came in and she sunk it I was the toast of the town and she drunk it I had a run of good luck and she ran it right into the ground And now she's puttin' on a show and I get to play the clown I had the wind in my sails and she took it I had the world b...

At a truck stop in San Angelo I saw a billboard 'bout this rodeo Last weekend out in El Paso So I signed up to ride I drew a bull called Original Sin Heard he'd killed a couple of men Figured this was somethin' I could win 'Cause the devil's on my side I was...

If you lose your money, boy, well Please don't lose your mind If you lose your money, son, well Please don't lose your mind If you lose that woman, boy, well Please don't come for mine Come the rain, come the sunshine From these skies above, skies abov...

I was movin' up an old dusty road Wasn't botherin' nobody, wasn't botherin' a soul I saw a woman's picture on a warnin' sign She had the face of an angel and the eyes of a child So I moved a little closer just to dig her face Wondered why was it han...

Well, you're the cutest thing that I did ever see I really love your peaches, gonna shake your tree Lovey dovey, lovey dovey all the time mhmh Lovey dovey, I can't get you out of my mind I never thought I'd know the thrill of ecstasy From now on out ther...

Well, mama, you can stop lookin' Stop all your hookin' and crookin' You just found yourself the lovinest man I'm gonna tell you lots of secrets I'm gonna do some light bitin' and squeezin' You're gonna find your feelin's getting all out of hand Sh...

Lucky Boy, kept a secret rendezvous Whoa, he didn't know Where all them hot kisses might lead him to Yeah, but Sweet Suzie, she knew, yeah Lucky Boy's ramblin' days are though. Now and then he remembers when There was just him to do all the thinki...

I'm gonna tell you a story 'Bout ol' Mary Lou I mean the kind of a girl That make a fool of you She make a young man old And an old man pay The way she took my money Was a crying shame Mary Lou, Mary Lou She took my watch and chain Mary Lou, Mary L...

Now, my baby told me a long time ago, She said, "You're gonna miss me someday." My baby told me a long time ago, She said, "You're gonna wish you had stayed." It's been a long time, honey, and I'm gone still. I think about you some and I guess I always will....

Down at the neon angel beneath A flashing star A rag tag congregation is Gathered at the bar Searching for salvation for Just an hour or two While the jukebox in the corner Plays the blues It's midnight communion Down on Second Avenue They take the...

Midnight, I stare at the ceiling. For a long time I can't get comfortable, girl. Moonlight, like a spotlight, Shining down on this Tangled mess I'm in, girl. Oh, oh, oh, I'm begging you please come back. Oh, oh, oh, I've got a cold sweat attack. Mi...

Money honey, gotta get some quick Cause this little pile I got won't do the trick Money honey, money's what she wants If I don't find some fast I might find her gone Haulin' these bundle of shingles 'bout to break my back And that jingle in my pocket ain't no...

So your friends have been telling you I'm out of my mind Acting awful wild and weird Shoutin' and screechin', bouncing off the walls Swingin' from the chandelier Yeah, I've been running through the neon jungle Chasing every woman in town When you m...

The cold wind's blowin' through the bus at the back door window where he shoved her head If she had a gun, ya'll, she woulda' killed him dead I realizin' I was about to be A witness to murder in the first degree I jumped up and found my hat but couldn'...

They call me Miss Pitiful Ooh, baby that's my name now Hey, they call me Miss Pitiful That's how I got my fame Ooh, but nobody seems to understand What makes a woman feel so blue now Ooh, they call me Miss, Miss Pitiful 'Cause I lost someone just like...

I got a woman that's in love with me She gives me lovin' like it's 'sposed to be She's wide open, she don't hold back She's gonna get me with a heart attack If I kills me I don't mind I'll be smilin' all the while I'm dyin' My baby's lovin' is oh so fin...

My love is burnin', baby, at both ends Hot on the outside and hot on the in I want to be more to you than just a friend My love is burnin', baby, at both ends I see you walkin' by my window You catch my eye like dayglo Don't think that I can take it muc...

My sweet baby ain't no good-timin' friend She sticks right with me on her love I depend She ain't the kind of girl that stays all in your hair And I try to treat her good so she'll always be there My old buddies used to come around To see my sweet baby u...

I watch you come in here Night after night You sit over in the corner Where there ain't no light You got a beautiful smile But you don't have fun Somethin' about you baby Been left undone Chorus: You've been over here in the dark so long I ain't no...

Been down in the dumps for a day or two Thinkin' baby, it was time for me to make a move Late night skyline that's when it hit me Well, I got to have me some of that New York City Now, I was leaving San Diego in a Chevrolet van I, out across the desert into n...

I still see tail lights in the dark I smell your perfume in the air This is where a fool might fall apart But I ain't going there I won't go down in a burst of flames I won't stay locked up in your chains Yeah, it hurts but it ain't strong enough to whip me I...

I been all the way up I been all the way down Round about the middle there's some common ground But nothin' lasts forever Nothin' lasts forever So while you're sittin' pretty Got some money in your hand Better get yourself an alternative plan Let her know you...

You bein' the object of my affection After many long years and a wide selection I'm gonna give all my love to you Woman, I want you to love me, too I'm gonna love you like a man possessed Anybody eles really loves you gonna have to be second best...

Oh, my, Baby don't you cry over me anymore Oh, my, you gonna have to learn to get by I've been down before And I'll probably get down some more It seems like I've been doin' alright wihout you. Listen to me, you gonna have to set me free Woman sto...

Two in the mornin' too hot to sleep Tossin' and turnin' and twistin' the sheets I feel an old weakness comin' on strong Window wide open in the back bedroom Smell of sweet huneysuckle in full bloom I feel an old weakness comin' on strong Feel like I'm...

My girlfriend was a babysittin' down the street And so I bought some soda pop and sandwich meat She laid it on the table and I took a seat But I never got a chance to drink or eat Because one kiss led to another And another and another And one kiss led to ano...

Give me one more last chance, to prove that I love you Give me one more last chance, I swear that I love you If love kept you with me before For love's sake, forgive me once more, oh We'll regret love, if we ever let love slip through our hands Give me o...

Well, for one thing, there was a whole lot of guys Who would've liked to have been in my shoes But the upkeep on a woman like that Will give an old poor boy the blues Still the pleasure was worth the pain Of everything she put me through And I consider myself...

Livin' on the road my friend was gonna keep you free and clean Now you wear your skin like iron, your breath is hard as kerosene You weren't your mama's only boy but her favorite one it seems She began to cry when you said goodbye and sank into your dreams...

Walk with me down to the corner Let us buy us a bottle of wine Tell me anything you want to, baby We got plenty of time Tell me 'bout the secret Of the evermore risin' sun You gon't have to know English, baby You can tell me in an unknown tongue...

Please help me I'm falling in love with you Close the door to temptation, don't let me walk through I can never be free dear whatever you do Please help me I'm falling in love with you You belong to another who's arms have grown cold But you promise forever t...

Please, please, please, please (baby, please don't go) Please, please, please, please (baby, please don't go) Baby, please don't go, whoa, yeah, oh I love you so (baby, please don't go) Well, baby, you've done me wrong (you've done me wrong) You took my...

Forever my darlin' my love will be true Always and forever I love just you Just promise me darlin' your love in return Make this fire in my soul, dear, forever burn My heart's at your command, dear, to keep love and to hold Makin' you happy is my de...

The sun is shinin' But you don't you know it's rainin' in my heart I feel the walls closing in At just the thought of you leavin' It's gone too far Now I find myself on the outside just lookin' in Before you leave me alone tonight Baby, baby, read me my rights...

I can feel you hangin' around all the way across town I can feel you wishin' I'd call or maybe just come around Now, I don't know what causes this to be But I know one thing, honey You sure do scratch a real good itch with me I notice it sometimes drivin...

When the words came tumbling out of my mouth I felt it all goin' south But I kept on talkin' 'Til you started walking Now I'm trying to dig my way out Ain't I got a right to be wrong I can't believe you're so long gone Why can't you just come on home Ain't I...

Well now, the little red rooster told the little red hen I ain't been to see you since God knows when Little red hen told the big red rooster You don't come 'round to see me, baby, like you used to Rock tonight baby Yeah, we gonna rock tonight baby We g...

You stole the one I loved, ain't that true? But I hear someone just did the same to you She left you flat without a reason why Well, it couldn't happen to a nicer guy It couldn't happen to a nicer guy You've got what you deserved, I'm not surprised I hear you...

Did you ever meet somebody that likes all the same things you do? Somebody who can make you or break you anytime they want to? I met her at red light, love at first sight, can it be true? Well, she's good for me, and she told me I was good for her too Now I d...

Now look here, honey, I got all this money So let's me and you go down to Mexico We'll find us a haystack, a little place we can lay back A bottle of Red Wine, a whole lot of sunshine And I'll be lovin' you, lovin' you We'll do all the things those Latin love...

Sometimes you love me like a good girl ought to Sometimes you treat me so bad, baby, my tears run like water You get me up before your friends Then you disown me, baby, till we're alone again Your love is like seesaw Your love is like seesaw, baby Your love i...

Standing on the bank of a river By the shore Seems like the devil's always tryin' To get in my door Just when I thought I Couldn't take it anymore Here he came again My friend He keeps sending me angels, From up on high He keeps sending me angels, To teach me...

Lady Luck and four leaf clovers Won't ease this hurt I feel all over My life was one special occaision 'Til your leaving dampened the situation I'm standing on Shaky Ground Ever since you put me down Standing on Shaky Ground Ever since you put me down My car g...

Walking tall like a confidant man Had my woman in the palm of hand Didn't see the stranger dark and tall Waiting in the shadows for my woman to call Shot from the saddle Face down in the road Shot from the saddle Love bullet in my soul Sometimes love...

When the sun comes up. I got to leave this town But I love you layin' here with me I'd like to stay but I can't hang around So if you'd like to come with me And me my shotgun rider, my love provider I feel so lonely on the road Be my shotgun rider, sweet love...

Oh baby, whatcha gonna do Oh baby, whatcha gonna do I'm sick and tired of foolin' around with you Wake up in the mornin' fix you somethin' to eat, 'fore I go to work I even brush your teeth Get home in the evenin' and you're still in bed Got yourself a rag ti...

Well there's sidewalks and cement And it's concrete evidence That a country boy ain't got no Business livin' in the city. When there's holes in your walking shoes They're just dues that you pay To get yourself an education The big city way. And when...

I can help you get to heaven, right here on channel seven Put your hands on the TV and pray Check out that hot line on channel thirty-nine Might be your lucky day Just send a small donation directly to the station Get it in right away Don't let the smooth tal...

Some people got to have roast every Sunday And some people wanna go but got somethin' that makes 'em stay Now, there's one thing I insist on, one thing I got to have That's the love from my baby every day Love from my baby every day Some people think you...

You need a job so you can make some money You need a nice warm place to stay A sense of humor cause life is funny A big stick to keep the wolves away You need a car with good tires on it And the right place to eat bar-b-q A heavy duty set of jumper cabl...

Here it is, baby Your own special love song All about what it's like Just being with you Like touching your lips With the tips of my fingers Looking up close In your big eyes of blue Now it's been a long time Since I heard a love song One that says What I wa...

Well, it could be a spoonful of diamonds Could be a spoonful of gold One little spoon of my baby's love Satisfy my soul Could be a spoonful of coffee Could be a spoonful of tea Just a little spoon of my baby's love Good enough for me They lied about...

Honey I know you got a good job, you're out there makin' all that dough But they keep you late workin' that overtime, and I don't ever see you no more I guess you're not checking your message machine, seems like you're never in I got a hunch if we could jus...

Stir it up, little darlin' Stir it up, oh yeah Stir it up, little darlin' It's been a long, long time Since I had you on my mind Now you are here; and it's so very clear There's so much we can do Just me and you Come on, stir it up, little darlin' Stir it up...

All of me belongs to you all the time You're the only one that's ever on my mind There's not one way that I would ever be untrue There's not one single part of me That don't miss you through and through All of me belongs to you Eyes are worthless cause you're...

If you take your time, you'll get what you want If you take your time, honey, you'll get just what you want So don't hurry me, don't worry me, take it easy baby If you take it slow, then you'll find I know If you take it slow you'll get that feeling more and...

I don't know why I love you like I do After all them changes you've been puttin' me through You stole my money and my cigarettes And I ain't seen hide nor hair of you yet I wanna know, oh won't you tell me Tell me how, how could I stay here with you Somebody...

They say that there's a hole in the atmosphere The things you think will last disappear When you were ready to say I do Somebody lowered the boom on you Now you need a sympathetic ear Tell me about it Tell me about teardrops in the dark Tell me about it Tell...

Like gravel in the driveway Asphalt on the highway Like a blown out worn down tire Like the head of a hammered nail Like the bars in the county jail Like a red hot branding iron That's the way I feel Since I lost you That's the way I feel Oh, baby, boo hoo ho...

Don't be angry if I seem rude each time we meet A boy that you once knew That you say used to be so close to you It's just that I'm so afraid Someone might steal you away Girl, I'd lose my mind I can't help myself, the way I feel sometimes Yeah, I'm the...

She can be a tough guy when she needs to She can be a sweetie when she wants to She's never in a rush, conspicuous She makes it look so easy it's ridiculous The part I like best is when she makes love to me She likes to bake pies, sky dive Likes to wear real...

I was playin' pinball, drinkin' my last call alone She was leanin' in that doorway lookin' like a sure way home She said, I like the way you handle that machine I'm into playin', if you know what I mean So if you're tired of mediocrity I bet you I can mak...

I know how much you hate to get up in the mornin' But somebody's gotta make a move. There's a parking lot full of po-lice outside And they all 'axed' of you. He said "I might mislead you but I wouldn't ever lie to ya." And I said "Well hell, that's the w...

Mystery Train Train to ride, sixteen coaches long Train to ride, sixteen coaches long Well, that long black train's Got my baby gone Train, train, rollin' round the bend Train, train, rollin' round, round the bend Well, it took my baby But it never w...

You keep saying you got something for me Something you call love but confess You've been a'messin' where you shouldn't 've been a'messin' And now someone else is getting all your best Well, these boots are made for walkin', and that's just what they'll Do One...

Now that I'm blind I can finally see It's a beautiful thing that'd happened to me Among the living dead is where I wanna be Let me eat your brain and I'm sure that you'll agree (Chorus:) Oh Tina if you really love me You'll let me eat your brain My life has...

I turned out all the lights In my old world There in the dark I left a Tremblin' crying darling girl It's plain to see that you got me Doin' what I have to do To be with you. I wonder how big a fool a man can be Burnin' bridges, breakin' hearts, And...

Too much, Too much We've already taken to much Everybody's gonna have to give some Or He's gonna give us up. Take a look at the city They're all pretty much the same They all got something called downtown They all got a street called Main. They all go...

Big house, big car, back seat, full bar Houseboat won't float, bank won't tote the note Too much stuff, there's just too much stuff It'll hang you up dealing with too much stuff Hangin' out on the couch puttin' on the pounds Better walk, run, jump, swim, try...

Baby, baby, can't you see what you're doing to me? I couldn't sleep a wink last night just a-thinking of you Baby things weren't right I kept on tossin' and turnin' Turnin' and tossin' tossin' and turnin' all night I threw the blankets on the floor, turned my...

I went to church on Sunday, I swung my chariot low Reached up to kiss the deacon, he said "You'd better go" Trouble, I'm in trouble with him Trouble's where I'm going Trouble's the only place I've ever been Let's buy a watermelon, swallow all the seeds Forget...

I've been given troubled women I've got a soft spot they can touch every time Now I really try to ease the pain in those women I keep driving home this point of mine I figure the good I've been doing is going unnoticed By all for the most part I'm involv...

Without a warning you broke my heart You took it, darlin' and you tore it apart You left me sitting in the dark, crying You said, your love for me was dying I'm begging you, baby, baby, please I'm begging you baby, baby, please Turn on the light, let it shin...

(Twist And Shout) Well, shake it up, baby, now (Shake it up, baby) Twist and shout (Twist and shout) C'mon c'mon, c'mon, c'mon, baby, now (Come on baby) Come on and work it on out (Work it on out) Well, work it on out, honey (Work it on out) You know you loo...

We came out west together with a common desire The fever we had mighta set the West Coast on fire Two months later, got trouble in time Maggie moved out and left me behind But it's all right 'cause it's midnight And I got two more bottles of wine The way she...

I been all around this old town Lookin' for a woman like you Somebody I could talk to 'bout the Things I like to do Now I ike to have a good time, Honey I know you do too I like to listen to Rock and Roll, But honey, I like a Two Step too Now there's a damn g...

Well I've been mistreated - been lied to and cheated Misled and abused - just like an old rag you threw away First you filled me with thunder - then you let me go under You can run - you can hide But you ain't going to get away 'Cause you're under suspicion o...

Alone and far away from you And I'm feelin' just a little bit blue Lyin' here alone in bed Like butter without any bread Nothin' but you on my mind I spend a lot of time killin' time But nothin' can take your place I can't wait 'til when I see you again Until...

Six-O-Five A M on Sunday Mornin' I was supposed to left for Memphis late last night I stopped at one of them old highway places And because of it I sleep in Tyre County Jail tonight I started out the night with good intentions But I ended up gettin' sideways d...

Last night when I come home I was tired as a man could be There was a mule in my stable Where my mule was suppose to be I said wake up, baby And explain all this stuff to me Whose mule's there in my stable Where my mule is suppose to be She said; you must be...

I spent a lot of time in the past Kissin' other people's ass But now I'm where I wanna be Sittin' here watchin' the rain Took off my shoes and dumped out the rocks Got all my snakes back into the box Now I'm where I wanna be Sittin' here watchin' the rain It...

Predictions show a steady low. You're feeling just the same. But seasons come and seasons go. I'll make you smile again. If you don't believe me, Take me by the hand. Can't you feel you're warming up? Yeah, I'm your weatherman. Cold winds blowin'. Snow is dr...

She left a lipstick letter on the mirror shattered on the bathroom floor All I could put back together was never see me no more Took all her clothes but one red dress, the one she knows I like the best All I could do was clean up the mess and wonder where she'...

I went and bought a ticket on a late night flight Had to get home to my baby last night Just about the time I put the key in the door I heard somebody run across my floor Who's foolin' who Honey, what you tryin' to do I don't like what I'm lookin' at 'C...

I met her in a night club over on the lower east side I was workin' with my head down tryin' to keep the groove alive She looked like a bunny out of Playboy magazine I just had to meet her; she was the cutest thing I'd ever seen. She had high heel boots,...

Who's gonna butter your bread for you? Who's gonna fix your tea? Who's gonna chase away your blues? For who's gonna let you break their hearts just anytime you please? Who's gonna pay the price of loving you? I don't know who it will be But I can tell you who...

You can't judge an apple by looking at a tree You can't judge honey by looking at the bee You can't judge a daughter by looking at the mother You can't judge a book by looking at the cover Oh can't you see Oh you misjudge me I look like a farmer But I'm a lov...

You gonna miss me All through the lonely night You gonna miss me All through the day You may wonder for a long time Oh, why, did you drive your man away. You packed my bags, and tell me I'm leavin' Say I've laid around too long You givin' up on love n...

I don't know what you got But it's gettin' to me It makes my cold nights hot Hot winds just blow right thru me Oh, power! Lady, it's in your hands Chorus: You got me hummin' now Ya you got me hummin' now I wake up early at night I can't get back to sleep n...

I saw someone again today who remembered me and you They asked all the same old questions, I gave the same excuse They said, "What a shame, what a shame, to lose a love so fine" But I never lost you, I never lost you I never lost you, you were never mine I k...

I wake up each morning with you on my mind It's funny how sweet dreams can be so unkind Sometimes I wonder if I'll ever get over you A creature of habit in all that I do When I make coffee, I still make coffee for two But it should be for three Your memory, me...